To: Priya
Tuvell <ptuvell@gmail.com>; Michelle Heran
<michelleheran@gmail.com>; MickaCoo <MickaCoo@mickaboo.org>; Annye
Bone <bone@parasceva.com>; Lee Ann Beckley
<labeckley@sbcglobal.net>; Bernard Pugh <bjpdsp@comcast.net>; Gina
Farr <ginafarr@farrvisions.com>; Donna Shadowens
<donnarose09@gmail.com>; Mariela Navarrete
<mnavarrete@peninsulahumanesociety.org>; Jackie Oppedisano
<jackie.oppedisano@gmail.com>; Karen Kalumuck
<kkalumuck@exploratorium.edu>; Jane Shaffer <capnjanes@gmail.com>;
Margie Gear <margiegear@yahoo.com>; Heather Bechtel
<ava_haven@comcast.net>; Stacy Martin <smartintheelf@yahoo.com>;
Janelle <janellewhite@sfwar.org>; Sherri Ness
<sness1000@yahoo.com>
Cc: info <info@harvesthomesanctuary.org>;
Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary <Karen@harvesthomeanimal.org>
Thank you all very
much for your responses.
We have made several attempts to persuade the Farm Sanctuaries to help the
king pigeons- bred and raised and sold as meat! If you ask me, every farm
sanctuary should at least have one aviary of king pigeons to help tell the story
of these exploited and overlooked birds. To date, only the very wonderful
Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary has said yes (back in Feb 2011) and they have
helped MickaCoo save 14 king pigeons (you can read the story here-
Harvest Home!). (I've cc'd Christine and Karen of Harvest Home
in case they'd like to comment.)
To date, my conversations with other Farm Sanctuaries have failed (because
they are too stretched already or didn't think of pigeons as farmed animals) but
we don't want to giv up.
Please be so kind as to reach out to any and all farm sanctuaries on behalf
of the king pigeons. Ask them if they provide sanctuary for rescued squab and
warmly thank them if they do (and find out if they have space for more). If they
don't ask them why not? Tell them you're a MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue
volunteer and that you'd like their help to save some king pigeons (bred, raised
and sold as meat- squab!). Me & MickaCoo will gladly help them in every way
and, as you know, it is not hard to create and care for an aviary of king
pigeons. If they each created one little aviary and housed 6-12 kings, it would
make a HUGE difference. They get LOTS of volunteers and visitors and the humane
education opportunities are significant.
I've attached an article (Squab: Another Cruel Delicacy, written by Harvest
Home) and here's a link to our Say
No to Squab Pledge (with nearly 1200 signatures to date)
and a couple of pictures of rescued kings.
And here are two articles which are more than welcome to share-
You're also encouraged to share my contact info (and get theirs for
me).
Elizabeth Young, founder & executive director MickaCoo Pigeon &
Dove Rescue
(415) 420-7204
There is NOTHING that I would like more than to spend this upcoming holiday
season doing than helping farm sanctuaries get on board for this overdue cause
that is central to their mission.
Please do call them! Let us know what happens.
Thank you!
Elizabeth
On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 2:22 PM, Priya Tuvell
<ptuvell@gmail.com>
wrote:
What about harvest home sanctuary? I think they
are inStockton. I think they do rabbits and chickens, but maybe they could
help?
On Thursday, November 29, 2012, Michelle Heran
wrote:
I second Farm Sanctuary, as well as potentially The Gentle Barn, and
Animal Place. Those are three that I've heard of in California that are all
about rescue for farmed animals. And since Kings meet that criteria I would
hope they'd include them.
I've been keeping an eye out for
businesses/places that would be good candidates around here (wineries,
public farm/gardens, etc), but it's tough because so many of them either
want to breed (and sell) or don't have the staff to do the egg switching.
But my eyes are always open, and I'm eager to tell curious people about how
great and easy these beautiful birds can be!
-Michelle
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Thank you,
Priya
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Ringneck, Rosella, and SF Wild Flock
Coordinator
Education
Team
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